King James Version
Luke 14:9 in the King James Version says “And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest ro...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.”
Luke 14:9 · KJV
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“him come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“he that bade”
G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
“Give”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
“place”
G5117a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas g5561 is a large but participle locality), i.e., location (as a position, home, tract, etc
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“with”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“place”
G5117a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas g5561 is a large but participle locality), i.e., location (as a position, home, tract, etc
“to take”
G2722to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
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